Anastasia Clarke

The Escape - (For Booger) - Poem by Anastasia Clarke

For one moment you were freeyour ink-dropp eyes squintingin the pure light of the sunyou turned your head, bewildered at the sight of this worldwhere the absence of lightbulbsmakes everything glowyou were hoping for amnesty, I thinkbefore I took you into my armsand brought you back inside